IPL 2018: 5 exciting bowling partnerships to look out for this season

#2 Mustafizur Rehman and Jasprith Bumrah

Mumbai Indians have always had good death bowling options. Malinga and his junior prodigy Bumrah used to bowl in tandem to strangle the opposition for runs in the fag end of the innings. They were excellent at handling extreme pressure situations. This year is slightly different, as Lasith Malinga will be back in the dugout as team's bowling mentor. Mumbai Indians have now smartly roped in the young and experienced Mustafizur Rehman in his place.

Fizz had a roaring start to his IPL career playing for SRH. He has had an impressive run taking 17 wickets in 17 matches at a miserly economy rate of 7.14. But in recent times he is said to have lost his pace and accuracy. But he has repeatedly shown how he single-handedly can turn games around by rising up to the occasion. Recently he held his composure and bowled an excellent wicket maiden in the 18th over in the finals of Nidahas trophy against India. His ability to up the soak in the pressure in tight situations is an asset.

Bumrah is undoubtedly one of the best death over specialist in the world at the moment. He already has the experience of being the lead bowler for Mumbai. If the team management decides to field Fizz and Bumrah to bowl the death overs, it will be an exciting combination of a sub-continent death bowling specialists at work. Fizz with his slow out swinging variations and Bumrah's toe-crushing inswinging yorkers will be every batsman's nightmare.